get_item
Retrieve detailed metadata for a specific Zotero item using its unique key to access citation information and bibliographic data.
Instructions
Get detailed metadata for a single Zotero item
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| item_key | Yes | ||
| format | No | json |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- src/zotero_mcp/server.py:68-74 (handler)Tool registration for "get_item" in the MCP server.
@mcp.tool(description="Get detailed metadata for a single Zotero item") def get_item(item_key: str, format: str = "json") -> str: """Get full metadata or BibTeX for one item by its key.""" result = _get_client().get_item(item_key, fmt=format) if isinstance(result, str): return result return json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False) - src/zotero_mcp/client.py:56-61 (handler)Actual implementation of the "get_item" logic using the Zotero client.
def get_item(self, item_key: str, fmt: str = "json") -> dict | str: """Get full metadata for a single item.""" if fmt == "bibtex": return self.zot.item(item_key, format="bibtex") item = self.zot.item(item_key) return item.get("data", item)